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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam
The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.
Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.
Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million british pounds" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "heineken1@yeah.net" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <heineken1@yeah.net>
Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2018 03:07:46 +0100
Subject: Van: Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken
Mijn naam is Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken, Nederlands-Engelse zakenvrouw en
de eigenaar van 's werelds een na grootste brouwer.
Als onderdeel van mijn traditie geef ik elk einde van het jaar 1.000.000,00
GBP aan 10 verschillende personen.
Je hebt het geluk om in 2018 een van de begunstigden te zijn van
1.000.000,00 Pounds (One Million British Pounds).
Ik feliciteer u omdat u gelukkig bent aangemeld als een van de 10 personen
die zijn vermeld om dit bedrag te ontvangen.
Reageer onmiddellijk met uw gegevens zoals hieronder vermeld:
Uw volledige namen:
Jouw adres:
Jouw telefoon nummer:
Antwoord aan: heineken1@yeah.net
Nogmaals gefeliciteerd
Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken
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